The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-21
CRIATEs AND CASUALTIES.

A SERIES of incendiary fires and burg
laries in Elmira, N. Y, was brought to an
end on the 11th by the arrest of nine young
men who had banded together for the pur-
pose of burglary and arson. Much stolen
property was recovered.
TERRIBLE railroad disaster occurred
near Kouts, Ind, on the night of the 10th,
in which it is believed thirty human lives
were lost. The railroad officials appear to
be trying to suppress the worst features Of
tine accident, and its cause.
AT a revival meeting in a church at
Madisonville, KY, on the night Of the 10th,
Lonrie Preston and one Bryant became
involved in a quarrel. A stampede ensued,
the worshipers giving up the church to
the combatants. When quiet was restored
Preston was found on the floor disem-
boweled, while Bryant was missing. Pres
ton will die.
BIZ fire in Northern Ohio Insane AsY-
lum, at Cleveland, on the evening of the
18TH, several of the inmates met their
death by asphyxiatiOn and burning. The
loss on the building will reach SO, 000
Ths most heroic work on the part of the
officers and attendants was called into
requsition to subdue the panic among the
unfortunate patients.
AN inquest is being held at KoGts, Ind,
over the victims of the great railroad hor-
Tor.
Russell Brown, who killed his grand
mother, Mrs. Doris, in st. Louis, in Jan
uary, 1882, escaped from the Missouri State
prison on the night of the 18th.
IT is about settled that no one will ever
know definitely how many persons per
ished in the recent Chicago & Atlantic
horror near Kouts, Ind. The estimates
continue to vary from thirty down to ten.
THE defalcstiCu of r. $. Hicks, cashier
Of the Stafford Comm National Bank,
viii exceed 500, ,00J, but the exact amount
will not be known until returns are made
! from various New York and Boston banks.
A CANADIAN priest was fiogged, on the
| 18Th, under the law, for criminally as
] sauiting young lady.
FURTHER details confirm the first re-
ports of the Ohio Insane asylum horror.
The total number of fatalities was seven.
THE jury in the case of Herman. Tuber,
the Union Hill On. J.) Anarchist, after be-
ing out about twenty minutes, on the 18th,
returned a verdict of guilty.
''DoC" ANDRSwS, one of the mon mem
/ toned in Stairs confession as participant
! ing in the Dexter (Me.) murder and bank
robbery, was arrested on the 18th. He has
lived at Bangor since about the date of
the tragedy.
THE schooner Thomas L. Tarry, that
sailed from Gloucester, Mass, August 10
with a crew Of fourteen men, on a fishing
voyage, is given up for lost with all on
board. She was last seen at anchor Sep =
J tember 8, the day of the disastrous hur-
ricane on the banks.
MINNIE DEMORsE, the adopted daughter
! Of James Henderson, of Mauistee, Mich,
! cOnfesses to poisoning her fOster-father' 5
| cows to get rid of having to milk them.
/ She set fire to Henderson's house five
/ times aud smothered the baby of Hender-
! son, who died a few weeks ago, because
| she did not want TO nurse it. The girl is
| only seventeen years of age.
| THE jury in the case Of Policeman Hahn,
| on trial in New York for the murder Of the
| brave life-saver, Hussev, rendered a ver-
\ dict of not guilty on the 14th.
! JUDGE FIELD, of the Circuit Court at
! Valparaiso. Ind, has issued a summons to
/ the grand jury to convene on the 18th, and
/ charges them with a thorough investiga'
/ tion of the Kouts disaster.
] CHARLES EDWARDS, negro, was hanged
/ at Clarksville, Ga, on the 18th, for the
murder of William Echols, last May. Ed
| wards met his victim on lonely road late
at night, and riddled his BODY with bull cts.
/ JOHN A. REYNOLDS, editor of the Atcni
( son (Kas.) Times, was convicted at Leav-
enworth, on the 14th, OF illegal use of the
mails aud was sentenced to eighteen
! months imprisonment and to pay a fine
of 5000.
T. RoDDY, constable of Grundy County
| Tenn, was shot and probably fatally
wounded on the 18th by Philip Roberts
while endeavoring to arrest the latter fOl
carrying pistol. a posse of citizens went
] in pursuit.